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Browsing page 1 of words meaning to schedule, check the availability of (3 words total)
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- to schedule, check the availability of
- See also not present, away
- See also present, near, directly
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calendar
verb
- to examine schedules to determine a time when two or more people would be available to meet for some purpose.
We need to calendar about that.
- See more words with the same meaning: to meet with.
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Last edited on Mar 06 1998. Submitted by Scott Sjolin from Kansas City, MO, USA on Mar 06 1998.
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pencil in
verb - transitive
- to tentatively add something to one's schedule.
I called my doctor and he penciled me in for today.
Citation from "The Righteous Brothers", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 2 Episode 18 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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ping
interjection
- a message (sent literally) to enquire whether someone is present via instant messaging or internet chat. ACK is the affirmative response. (NAK is a humorous negative response, meaning "No, I'm not here.")
Person A: ping.
Person B: ACK.Person A: ping.
Person B: NAK.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
noun
- a measure of network lag, often used in online gaming.
I'm getting terrible pings, so I'm going to connect to a different server.
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
- a short message sent to a person, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you send Bob a ping and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
verb - transitive
- to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you ping Bob and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
- to contact by any means.
I'll ping you later, when we are ready.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Tom B. from Hoboken, NJ, USA on Aug 31 2003.
- to send a message to a mailing list, requesting that all subscribers to the list respond to the message. This is done to verify that all subscribers' email addresses work properly.
I haven't gotten a status report from Tim lately, but he did respond when we pinged the development list.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
origin
- From a utility written in 1983 by Mike Muuss, that checks whether a remote computer can respond to network traffic. In turn, this utility (ping) was named after the submariners' term for a sonar pulse (ping).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
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